Bandai Namco Entertainment releases Digimon Story: Time Stranger game system trailer

Bandai Namco has released a new game systems trailer for Digimon Story: Time Stranger alongside a recent PlayStation Blog post going over Digimon Enhancement Systems. 

The new six minute long Digimon Story: Time Stranger game systems trailer goes over obtaining Digimon, training Digimon, the Digifarm, battles, and more. We recently had a chance to go hands-on with the game and also interviewed Ryosuke Hara about Digimon Story: Time Stranger.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger launches on October 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).

You can find the new Digimon Story: Time Stranger game systems trailer and all the details from Bandai Namco Entertainment including the PlayStation Blog post  below:

This begins your report from the ADAMAS Special Investigation Bureau. Let’s learn more about the Phase Electron Lifeforms known as Digimon!

• Obtaining Digimon: Scan Digimon in battle to convert Digimon equivalent of DNA into binary code and create more Digimon!
• Training Digimon: Equip Skills and Equipment to strengthen your Digimon. Achieve certain conditions to Digivolve Digimon into other forms.
• Digifarm: A place where Digimon can grow and train on their own. Give them food to increase bonds!
• Agent Skills: Gain Anomaly Points to unlock abilities for your Digimon.
• Battles: Master the synergies between Attributes and Elements to be victorious in battle. Agents can assist in battle with Cross Arts to turn the tide.

Stay focused on the mission and keep investigating these anomalies.

Travel across time and parallel worlds in this turn-based RPG when Digimon Story Time Stranger releases October 3rd, 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam!

We are pleased to share that Digimon Story Time Stranger, the first completely new installment in the Digimon Story series in nearly a decade, will be released on October 3.

Digimon Story Time Stranger is a monster-raising RPG that combines a rich narrative centered on the bond between humans and Digimon, a deeply strategic turn-based battle system, and extensive Digimon collection, training, and customization mechanics. Players take on the role of an agent from the secret organization ADAMAS, which specializes in investigating supernatural phenomena. Your mission will take you across both the human world and the Digital World: Iliad – and beyond the boundaries of time itself.

The game is developed by Media.Vision, the team behind the fan-favorite Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth. Building on that experience, we’ve introduced new systems and immersive ways to express the game’s world, story, and characters to create a special experience for longtime fans and those just discovering Digimon games alike.

What Is a Digimon?

In this title, Digimon are electronic lifeforms that possess characteristics of both organic matter and electric signals. Early on, players will take on their first hostile Digimon encounter with their choice of a Digimon provided by ADAMAS. Defeat each Digimon type often enough to create an instance of it in a process known as Conversion. You can collect and train over 450 Digimon, each with unique traits and non-linear evolution paths.

Attributes and Elements – How to beat the odds

The turn-based battle system is built around the interaction of Digimon Attributes and Element. Their interactions create a battle environment where deeper strategies can emerge.

• Attribute: Vaccine, Virus, Data, Free, Variable, and others (7 total)
• Element: Fire, Water, Plant, and others (11 total)

Virus-type Digimon are weak to Vaccine-type, which are weak to Data-type. The other Attributes have their own strengths and weaknesses. Separately, each Digimon has resistances and weaknesses to the Elements.

For example, if your opponent is a Virus-type, attacking with a Vaccine-type Digimon will grant a +100% damage bonus. Additionally, using Water-type skills against them if they’re weak to water will further increase the damage multiplier! The reverse is also true—if both attribute and element matchups are unfavorable, the damage dealt will be significantly reduced.

Gain the battle advantage by obtaining a variety of Digimon through both converting Digimon and by Digivolving them. As digital beings, Digivolution is not linear—meeting certain conditions will unlock multiple evolution paths, and Digimon can even be De-digivolved to a younger form, allowing for flexible training strategies.

Digimon Personalities – daring or adoring?

One of the new systems introduced in Time Stranger is Personalities. Each Digimon has one of 16 personality types, which influence stat growth, skill acquisition, and even digivolution conditions.
For example, a Digimon with a Daring personality will see higher growth in Attack and Defense, making it more suited for physical offense. 

They can also learn personality-linked skills that enhance combat capabilities. While a Digimon’s personality is initially determined when it is converted, it can be changed later through communication and training using special items in the Digifarm.

That means you can have two of the same Digimon that may perform differently based on their Personalities.

Agent Skills – lend a helping hand

Another new system is Agent Skills, which represents the player’s own abilities as an ADAMAS agent. By completing missions, players earn points that can be used to unlock various effects—such as enhancing Digimon with specific personalities, increasing experience gain, or easing digivolution requirements. These skills allow for even more depth in how you prepare for battles.

Agents also have unique abilities known as Cross Arts – powerful techniques that fuse the player’s Digivice with a Digimon’s power during battles. Cross Arts can significantly influence combat with support effects like stat boosts or follow-up attacks.

As your Digimon train and evolve, you will also experience your own growth, indicated by Agent Rank. This directly affects your Digimon’s strength.

We encourage players to take on missions proactively, raise their rank, and experience the sense of unity that comes from fighting alongside their Digimon teammates.

As you can see, Attributes, Elements, and Digivolving – along with the new Digimon Personalities and Agent Skills – all work together to add strategic depth to this unique battle system. Every fight is an opportunity to understand the strengths and weaknesses of Digimon and an opportunity to build a roster of Digimon ready for any scenario.

Digimon Story Time Stranger releases on October 3 on PS5 and is available for pre-order today. Check out the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions as those will include a season pass to enrich your adventure with additional Digimon and story episodes